My sweet mother gave me this book when I first began teaching overseas. I stuck it on my shelf without reading it or really giving any thought to it. A few years later, I pulled it out and actually read it and immediately began using it in my classroom. It became another favorite and one of my "required readings" at the beginning of every year! This silly book is about a bunny named Buddy. He … [Read more...]
Terrible Monster or Wonderful Friend?
I bought Leonardo the Terrible Monster because it was written by Mo Willems. His books are basically my weakness. I can't NOT. If I had a Children's Literature author crush, it would be him. Anyway. I immediately fell in love with the book on its own merit. It stars Leonardo, a cute little monster who cannot scare a soul, no matter how hard he tries. He is quite determined to be scary and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Rules of Etiquette for the Playground
I recently took my son to a playground near our home. While there, we met a mom and two kids who inspired this post. They were very nice, very friendly, but very lacking in playground etiquette. It occured to me that what seem to me to be common-sense rules may not be so common afterall. So, without further ado, here are my Top 10 Rules of Etiquette for the Playground. Do not drink from … [Read more...]
Not What I Expected
I bought this book from Revive Our Hearts a year or two ago. The tagline, "The power of a soft warrior" caught my attention. I assumed the book was all about women with strong personalities and how those women (myself included) could somehow fit into the portrait God's Word paints of a True Woman. I was kind of correct in my assumption, but mostly not. I finally picked the book up this summer … [Read more...]